Resources
National Working Group for Women and Infant Needs in Emergencies in the United States
www.whiteribbonalliance.org/Resources/Documents/WISP.Final.07.27.07.pdf Executive summary of report: The mass chaos that followed Hurri...
Infant Nutrition During a Disaster Breastfeeding and Other Options
By the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Please note that this guide advises breastfeeding for 4-6 months, whereas now the WHO gui...
Home fortification in emergency response and transition programming: Experiences in Aceh and Nias, Indonesia (Sprinkles)
Describes the post-tsunami experience using Vitalita Sprinkles for children > 6 months. Saskia de Pee, Regina Moench-Pfanner, Elviy...
Health Concerns of Women and Infants in Times of Natural Disasters: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina
Health Concerns of Women and Infants in Times of Natural Disasters: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina. Callaghan WM, Rasmussen SA,...
Breastmilk a lifesaver for a baby in times of emergency: News article
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Women & Infants Service Package (WISP): Planning for Emergencies
www.whiteribbonalliance.org/images/upload/APHApresentation.ppt#256,1 Women & Infants Service Package (WISP): Planning for Emergenc...
Infant feeding strategies & PMTCT - Mashi Trial from Botswana (summary)
Summary of published paper in Field Exchange 29, December 2006, p.6 Published paper: Thior et al (2006). Breastfeeding Plus Infant Zid...
Infant feeding in emergencies
This leaflet was made after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Please note that while this leaflet says that relactation can only occur 6 mont...
Helping moms, babies when disaster strikes, news article relating to Hurricane Katrina
www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.mothers14may14,0,3362192… From the Baltimore Sun Helping moms, babies when disaster str...